What the World Needs Now Is Square Trees
3 Dec 2008 8:19pm GMT Belgian design collective Draw Me A Sheep notes: ‘Round’ is perfect in nature, but ‘square’ is perfect for industrial standard. To illustrate, square tree would enable wood industry to lose less material, to cut easier with machines and to store more efficiently. C'mon, Monsanto, where are you when we need you?...
5 Reusable Water Bottles Better Than Recyclable Paper Bottles
3 Dec 2008 8:00pm GMT Image via Dvice In the effort to kick the water bottle habit, we’re open to all suggestions on alternative water containers. But that doesn't mean we like anything that isn't a disposable plastic bottle. There is a new product idea getting attention called the 360 bottle that uses paper instead. But it doesn’t appear to be any sort of ideal solution....
Daniel Libeskind Goes Green and Somewhat Restrained
3 Dec 2008 7:35pm GMT Like every New York tower that is not yet up to the third floor, Daniel Libekind's new 54 storey tower at One Madison Avenue will probably never see the light of day. Too bad; unlike so many of his other buildings, it has some green features and a few right angles....
Wind Power Avian and Bat Protection Plan Released by Iberdrola Renewables
3 Dec 2008 7:21pm GMT photo: Iberdrola Renewables Wind power may be undeniably better in terms of carbon emissions than fossil fuel energy sources, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t genuine environmental concerns to take into consideration when building projects. And while bird deaths from wind turbines are much less with newer technology than they once were, there are still concerns about migratory bat deaths, and in genera...
90° Furniture: A Flatpack Apartment by Lowrien Kaptein
3 Dec 2008 7:05pm GMT I am a sucker for furniture that can slide under your door; Imagine how much less shipping, less material is needed when it flatpacks so efficiently, Dutch designer Louwrien Kaptein had designed an entire apartment, complete with working area, sitting, sleeping, cooking and storage. ...